The couple was greeted with loud cheers as its convoy drove into the grand temple grounds . London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and wife Akshata Murty on the last weekend of the general election campaign prayed at London’s iconic BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir, popularly known as Neasden Temple. The couple was greeted with loud cheers
Gaza: At least 40 Palestinians were killed and 224 others injured in Israeli attacks across the besieged Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours, according to health authorities controlled by Hamas. The latest casualties bring the total Palestinian death count to 37,834, with 86,858 injuries reported since the outbreak of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict in October
New Delhi: As India clinches victory in the T20 World Cup 2024 on Saturday, leaders across India congratulated and applauded the Men in Blue for their speculator victory. President Droupadi Murmu sent her heartiest congratulations to the Men in Blue and called the victory as “extraordinary.” Taking it to social media post on X, the
Benjamin Netanyahu has said he will continue the war until Hamas is totally defeated. Beirut, Lebanon: A senior Palestinian Hamas official said Saturday in Beirut that negotiations for an agreement with Israel on a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal had not made any progress. A plan presented last month by US President Joe Biden,
Colombo: Sri Lankan police have arrested at least 200 foreigners, the majority of them Indians, for allegedly engaging in online financial scams, a media report said on Saturday. The Criminal Investigations Department also found that funds obtained through such frauds have been deposited in bank accounts in the UK, Dubai and India. News portal NewsFirst.lk
Keir Starmer is leader of the Labour Party. (FILE) London: The UK’s Opposition Labour Party, hoping to win a mandate to form a government after the July 4 general election, has committed itself to stamping out anti-India sentiments within its ranks and building a strong strategic partnership with the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led administration. The
Ammonites basking under the Late Cretaceous sun. New research challenges the previous understanding of ammonite extinction. These coiled-shell creatures, relatives of squid and octopus, were previously thought to be in decline before they vanished alongside dinosaurs 66 million years ago. A study published in Nature Communications by palaeontologists at the University of Bristol suggests a
Keir Starmer, the Labour Party leader, is currently in poll position to become the UK Prime Minister after the July 4 elections. While PM Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party faces an uphill battle to retain power, the return of Nigel Farage to front-line politics has only added to his woes. Leading the right-wing Reform UK, the
New Delhi: The national capital Saturday reported six rain-related deaths, taking to 11 the toll in the first two days since Monsoon hit the city, even as authorities said they have taken strong measures to prevent waterlogging in the coming days when heavy rains have been forecast. Two boys drowned in a waterlogged underpass in
“Congratulations to Team India on their superb win,” Gautam Adani posted New Delhi: Gautam Adani, the Chairman of Adani Group, congratulated the Men in Blue for defeating South Africa by 7 runs in a nail-biting final to clinch the ICC T20 World Cup at the Kensington Oval in Barbados on Saturday. “Nerves of Steel. What
New Delhi: Tech honchos Satya Nadella, Sundar Pichai, and others hailed India’s historic win over South Africa in a nerve-wrenching final of the ICC T20 World Cup at the Kensington Oval in Barbados on Saturday. Alphabet and Google CEO Pichai posted on X: “What a game, could barely breathe, everything that makes sports incredible. Congrats
Mumbai: A special court in Mumbai on Saturday allowed an application of gangster Abu Salem, serving life sentence in the the 1993 serial blasts case, for reduced jail term in lieu of the detention period during trial. Extradited from Portugal in 2005, Salem was convicted and awarded life sentence in 2017 for his role in